Twilight of the Gods: Polytheism in the Hebrew BibleWestminster John Knox Press, 1 ian. 2005 - 108 pagini Since the middle of the twentieth century, one of biblical scholarship's chief assumptions has been that ancient Israel evolved out of the polytheism of surrounding cultures into an ethical monotheism. However, this consensus has fallen apart in recent years. Scholars now know that early Israel was surrounded by a very polytheistic culture and that many Israelites thought of Yahweh as the chief God among many gods. Furthermore, archaeology has shown that Yahweh was worshiped along with other gods throughout the period after the exile, when many shrines were in honor of "Yahweh and his Asherah." David Penchansky's Twilight of the Gods is the first accessible book that shows a historical Israel where polytheism and monotheism existed simultaneously in great conflict. He provides a historical introduction, followed by close readings of key Old Testament passages, where he demonstrates how to interpret difficult biblical texts that depict other gods or claim Yahweh is the only God within this new understanding of Israelite religion. |
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... Offering : " A Firstborn We Shall Sacrifice " Mesha , his back to the wall , performed the desperate act that managed to save his community . Clearly , it was not the first thing that the king of Moab tried , but rather the last ...
... offer their children as sacrifice are contemptible . More problematic is the example of Jephthah . He too offered his child to Yahweh , although in his case , the sacrifice occurs after the battle . In this instance ( similar to the ...
... offering fearful and desperate sacrifices to frightening deities , to obeying Torah in order to please a singular and unique moral God . Some suggest that the text might have said " the great wrath of Chemosh " and that a later editor ...
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Cuprins
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Miqreh Happenstance in Ancient Israel | 13 |
Benê Elōbîm The Divine Council | 23 |
The Dissolution of the Divine Council | 33 |
AntiIdol Polemic An Attack on the Gods of Israel | 41 |
The Goddesses of Ancient Israel | 49 |
Lady Zion The Beautiful Goddess | 67 |
Asherah and Archaeology | 75 |
Conclusion | 91 |
Index of Scripture | 101 |